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As heiress of the rich Burgundian domains her hand was eagerly sought by a number of princes. When her father fell upon the field of Nancy , on January 5 1477, Mary was not yet twenty years of age. Louis XI of France seized the opportunity afforded by his rival's defeat and death to take possession of the duchy of Burgundy as a fief lapsed to the French crown, and also of Franche Comte, Picardy and Artois.
He was anxious that Mary should marry the Dauphin Charles and thus secure the inheritance of the Netherlands for his descendants. Mary, however, distrusted Louis; declined the French alliance, and turned to her Netherland subjects for help. She obtained the help only at the price of great concessions. On February 10 1477 she was compelled to sign a charter of rights, known as "the Great Privilege," by which the provinces and towns of the Netherlands recovered all the local and communal rights which had been abolished by the arbitrary decrees of the dukes of Burgundy in their efforts to create in the Low Countries a centralized state. Mary had to undertake not to declare war, make peace, or raise taxes without the consent of the States, and not to employ any but natives in official posts.
Such was the hatred of the people to the old regime that two influential councillors of Charles the Bold, the Chancellor Hugonet and the Sire d'Humbercourt, having been discovered in correspondence with the French king, were executed at Ghent despite the tears and entreaties of the youthful duchess. Mary now made her choice among the many suitors for her hand, and selected the archduke Maximilian of Austria, afterwards the emperor Maximilian IMaximilian I of Habsburg ( March 22, 1459 January 12, 1519) was Holy Roman Emperor. Maximilian was born in Vienna as the son of the Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal. He married ( 1477- 1482) the heiress of Burgundy, Mary, the only daughter of, and the marriage took place at Ghent on August 18August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 135 days remaining. Events 293 BC Oldest known Roman temple to Venus founded, institution of Vinalia Rustica begins. 1587 Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Gov 1477. Affairs now went more smoothly in the Netherlands, the French aggression was checked, and internal peace was in a large measure restored, when the duchess met her death by a fall from her horse on March 27March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). There are 279 days remaining. Events 1306 Robert I of Scotland and Elizabeth de Burgh are crowned king and Queen of the Scots. 1513 (not 1512 as often cited) Explorer Jua 1482. Three children had been the issue of her marriage, and her elder son, Philip, succeeded to her dominions under the guardianship of his father.
See also: Dukes of Burgundy family treeThis is a family tree of the Dukes of Burgundy from the 9th century, to the loss of independence in 1482. See also Burgundy Other family trees Family tree Family trees. – Other politically important horse accidentsThis is a list of people and fictional characters who had severe injuries, or died from accidents related with horses. Some of the listed accidents had important political and historical consequences, which are given when relevant. Statistics It has long
| Preceded by: CharlesCharles called the Bold ( French: Charles le Temeraire ( November 10, 1433 1477) was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. He was born in Dijon, the son of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal. In his father's lifetime he bore the title of | Duke of Burgundy | Followed by: Philip IV |
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
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